don't remember my first game as an official. I don't remember who played. I don't remember anything about my performance. Heck, I don't even remember much about the first season, let alone my first game. But as the years go on (as of this writing, that first year was 17 years ago), I'm probably reliving many of the same experiences and feelings I had back then, when I was working as a 13-year-old umpire for a bunch of 10-12 year-olds.
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